Ash-coloured Sober vs Bank Vole

Acompsia cinerella compared with Myodes glareolus

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Ash-coloured Sober	Bank Vole
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Arthropoda (Arthropods)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Insecta (Insects)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Lepidoptera (Butterflies & Moths)	Rodentia (Rodents)
Family	Gelechiidae	Cricetidae
Genus	Acompsia	Myodes
Species	Acompsia cinerella	Myodes glareolus

Evolutionary Relationship

Ash-coloured Sober and Bank Vole share a common ancestor at the Kingdom level: Animalia. (Animals)

Conservation Status

Ash-coloured Sober

LC — Least Concern

Bank Vole

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Ash-coloured Sober	Bank Vole
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Ash-coloured Sober

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Distributed across Belgium, Denmark, Norway, and Sweden.

Bank Vole

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Range

Found across Europe (5 countries) and North America (Canada).

Ash-coloured Sober

Ash-coloured sober (Acompsia cinerella) is a species in the genus Acompsia. It is listed as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List. Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Bank Vole

Bank Vole (Myodes glareolus) is classified as Least Concern (LC) on the IUCN Red List. Widespread and abundant across its range, with stable populations and no immediate conservation concerns.

Shared Countries

Both species can be found in 4 countries:

🇧🇪 Belgium 🇩🇰 Denmark 🇳🇴 Norway 🇸🇪 Sweden